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Flood Warning

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Pinal, AZ

Status In Progress Started about 2 hours ago
Ends
Issued
Severity Severe
Urgency Expected
Certainty Likely

Details

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...South Central Pinal County in southeastern Arizona...
* WHEN...Until 1000 PM MST.
* IMPACTS...Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems in urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 739 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated another round of heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing in McClellan Wash. - An automated stream gauge located at McClellan Wash and the CAP Canal reported a stage of 7.32 feet. While this location is dropping, continued flooding is likely downstream. At 12 feet, flooding is possible downstream in the town of Picacho and Eloy. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Picacho. - This includes the following highways... Route 87 between mile markers 116 and 117. Interstate 10 between mile markers 212 and 221. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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